Farm gate



March 25 1924. 1,488,427

A. c. CARLSON FARM GATE Filgd Aug. 1, 1921 Mammy Fatented Mar. 25, 1924.

UNITE ENT OFFICE.

FARM GATE.

Application filed August 1, 1921. Serial No. 488,991.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARDEN C. CAnLsoN, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Rocanville, in the county of QuAppelle and Province of Saskatchewan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm Gates, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in farm gates and the principal object of the invention is to provide a gate which is capable of lateral movement and which will be securely held in position during its operation.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

Referring to the drawing, like numerals designate like parts.

The figure illustrates the embodiment of my present invention in which the numerals 1, 2 and 3 indicate fence posts. The frame 4 may be of any suitable construction and has the member 5 with and extending from one end in parallel alignment with the frame 4. The reference numeral 6 indicates the wire mesh of the gate.

Rollers 7 and 8, mounted on brackets 9 and 10, are positioned as indicated diagrammatically. Brackets 11 and 12, substantial- 1y mounted on the vertical post 2, have a suitable roller 13 rotatably mounted intermediate the brackets. The circumferential periphery of the roller 13 bears against the frame 4 of the gate. A suitable bracket 14:

is posit-ioned'on the vertical post 3 and,

functioned to guide the transverse member 5. If desired, a suitable run-way may be provided for the rollers 7 and 8, although the embodiment of the same has not been.

illustrated.

Upon lateral movement of the gate, the circumferential peripheries of the rollers 7 and 8 bear against the surface of the ground, carrying the weight of the gate and the guide member 5, positioned as previously described, in cooperation with the roller 13 and the bracket 14, keeps the gate in proper position.

Any suitable means may be employed to secure the gate in normal closed position.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appendedclaim.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction of my invention will be clearly understood and, therefore, a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What I claim as new is:

A plurality of fence posts set in longitudinal alinement, a gate frame having an extension at one end in alinement with the frame, said frame and extension being one integral continuous: piece bent into shape, brackets secured to the lower corners of said frame and carrying said rollers, rollers at each end of said frame, a verticallydisposed roller mounted on the intermediate post and between which and said post the said frame is mounted to slide, and a guide for said extension mounted on one of said posts and brackets in which the upper and lower ends of said roller are rotatably mounted.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ARDEN CARL OARLSON.

Witnesses i 7M. DOUGLAS, R. F. CARRICK. 

